"Who are you?"
Those three simple words dealt a crushing blow to Sonic's pride.
The vicious grin on Sonic's face froze.
Then his expression changed violently, and he roared, "Hey! Quit playing dumb, brat! I'm Lord Sonic, the Poison Calamity, one of the Three All-Stars serving Lord Kaido!"
"You're a Marine! How could you not have heard of me?"
But I really haven't... Noah stared speechlessly at the enraged man. Most of the people Kaido took a liking to seemed to have something wrong with their heads, so he couldn't be bothered to engage any further.
He raised his right arm and pointed his index finger forward. Faint arcs of azure electricity began dancing at his fingertip.
Bzzzt!
The next instant, a dazzling blue light suddenly flooded everyone's vision.
It all happened too fast for Sonic to dodge. His expression changed drastically, and without hesitation, he held his massive axe across his chest and pushed his Armament Haki to its absolute limit.
Boom!
Lightning struck the axe, unleashing a terrifying, irresistible force. Sonic was driven back more than a dozen steps. He gritted his teeth and resisted with everything he had, but in the end, he still couldn't withstand it.
Thud!
He was hurled through the air like a kite with its string cut and slammed heavily into the ship's ram. The massive axe flew from his grip, disintegrating into countless fragments under the electric current while still in midair.
"Pfft!"
Sonic fell along the railing onto the deck. Blood surged up his throat, and he spat out a great mouthful. The flush drained from his face like an ebbing tide, leaving him deathly pale.
How could a casual attack be that powerful?
Horror filled him. Seeing his axe shattered, he no longer dared hold anything back. He threw back